Gilbert Montagné has an extraordinary career! The interpreter of “On va s’aimer” was born on December 28, 1951. Her mother gave birth prematurely … At five and a half months pregnant, she grew up in a poor environment in the XXth arrondissement of Paris. In the columns of Paris Match, the artist made poignant secrets about his birth. According to him, the family doctor did not believe in his survival. “I weighed 950 g”, explained Gilbert Montagné to our colleagues. “The doctor put silver nitrate in my eyes. In front of the dismay of my parents, he said to them: Do not worry, the little one will go out like a candle “.
But the practitioner was wrong about his prognosis. The singer will indeed survive. He will also be transferred to the neonatal department of the Port-Royal hospital. Professor Minkowski will take care of him, supported by his teams. Despite the care provided, Gilbert Montagné will be the victim of a medical error which will cost him his sight. “I was given oxygen, a little too much because, at the time, they did not master the dosage. The optic nerves have been burnt! Since that minute, I have been blind ”, added the happy dad of two.
Gilbert Montagné will stay more than three months in an incubator. “I fought alone […] At the time, parents were not allowed to stay with their babies “, he stressed. Filled with his career and his private life, the interpreter of “The Fool” does not regret “a single second” of having fought for his survival. “I know now that if I hadn’t wanted to stay, I wouldn’t have stayed ”, admitted the star to conclude with philosophy: “It is very important to smile at life, because it is the only way that it will smile back at you.”
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